First things first,
Of course I want the best.
A first class degree
Means you really aced the test.
You've put in the hours,
You truly know your stuff,
And on the otherside
You're rightly called a buff.
But a first's a lot of work,
You need to know a bunch of things,
And I'm not entirely convinced
Of the happiness it brings.
Save time in the library.
Read fewer books.
Save yourself the effort:
2.1s aren't for crooks.
To want a 2.1
Is reasonable at least.
You worked a little less
But you didn't take the piss.
Your parents can be proud
And you can get that job.
It may be your second choice
But you can't be a snob.
Then again, what's a 2.1
When for even less work,
And even more fun,
You can get a 2.2 without too much irk.
I mean, a degree's
A degree right?
Whether it's very good
Or relatively shite.
I don't need a first
Or a 2.1 at all.
I can be a teacher
Without the battle.
But none of this matters,
Because, from what I've heard,
I'd be a very lucky man
To get more than a third.
Of course I want the best.
A first class degree
Means you really aced the test.
You've put in the hours,
You truly know your stuff,
And on the otherside
You're rightly called a buff.
But a first's a lot of work,
You need to know a bunch of things,
And I'm not entirely convinced
Of the happiness it brings.
Save time in the library.
Read fewer books.
Save yourself the effort:
2.1s aren't for crooks.
To want a 2.1
Is reasonable at least.
You worked a little less
But you didn't take the piss.
Your parents can be proud
And you can get that job.
It may be your second choice
But you can't be a snob.
Then again, what's a 2.1
When for even less work,
And even more fun,
You can get a 2.2 without too much irk.
I mean, a degree's
A degree right?
Whether it's very good
Or relatively shite.
I don't need a first
Or a 2.1 at all.
I can be a teacher
Without the battle.
But none of this matters,
Because, from what I've heard,
I'd be a very lucky man
To get more than a third.